If your baby big enough to maneuver out of that seat, then they don't need the seat. What they *can* do is lean this way and that and turn it over (with them in it) easily. Basically, that strap isn't going to do shiat.

If anything, need to extend the base at the back. That is the easiest way for them to fall out of it (backwards). My son only went in it when we were all sitting down for something and he was never out of arms reach (we really didn't use it much). As soon as he could sit up on his own, we never used it again. These accidents seem to happen because mom or dad need to do something and they stuck the kid in the seat up on the counter while they cleaned house or prepared dinner or something.

My sincere apologies; I'd already posted this on Facebook in regular English and just copypasta'd into Fark without translating it into the parlance of our times.

For the record, someone on FB pointed out my error as well.

BurnShrike:Proving that no matter how hard you try to make something foolproof, the universe will just invent a better fool.

The previous recall for Bumbos provided a free-of-charge, colorful sticker to warn against putting Bumbos on elevated surfaces. This was to supplement, I believe, the molded-in warning that reads the same... I'll check on that.

Yes, as a matter of fact, according to the CPSC: "The back of the seat contains the following "WARNING" - "Never use on a raised surface. Never use as a car seat or bath seat. Designed for floor level use only. Never leave your baby unattended as the seat is not designed to be totally restrictive and may not prevent release of your baby in the event of vigorous movement."

This was before the 2007 "add a sticker" recall for morans. In the last five years, 19 more nincompoops have ignored that message and the sticker and left their babbys to frigth for themselves.

factoryconnection:This was before the 2007 "add a sticker" recall for morans. In the last five years, 19 more nincompoops have ignored that message and the sticker and left their babbys to frigth for themselves.

I admit it... Back in 2006 I had her on the bed watching Elmo while I left the room. (She is usually comatose like while watching Elmo) Heard a thump and a cry... Mother of The Year Award (this was pre-sticker)

2010, tried to put the next babby in it and she arched out of it immediately.

These all occurred after a 2007 recall of the Bumbo seat to add a warning on the front of the seat that alerts caregivers not to use the seat on an elevated surface. Additional reports of falls and skull fractures were described in the 2007 recall.

"Yes, I know the sticker says not to use it on the countertop, but I'll only put her there for a few seconds and I'll be RIGHT NEXT TO HER the whole time! I'm sure nothing can go wrong!"

Our daughter is spectacular at solving the mysteries of what things are supposed to do. She was opening locks by using keys as well as building objects with building components by 6 months but she has very little concept of doing things that aren't supposed to be done. When we put up baby gates, she understood their purpose and made no attempts, by creativity or brute force, to circumvent them. We were able to use the Bumbo as a baby containment system for her well after she was physically capable of escape. She was climbing ladders and cargo nets and zooming down slides before she was able to stand up out of a Bumbo "the proper way"-- which was the only way she was willing to do it. More importantly, she was well sturdy enough to withstand a 6" fall out of that thing from like 6 months on anyway.

We put our son in there at 3mo and he did the back-flex-baby-plank thing in 10 seconds and escaped. That was it. 10 seconds was the grand total of his Bumbo time.

Also, there's a table tray attachment for it that makes it an awesome "low chair" for feeding when traveling or for toy time with widdle babbys who are too uncoordinated to keep their toys even vaguely in front of them.

What moron could look at those pieces of shiat and think they were a good idea? You really think someone from a third world shiat hole had a groundbreaking new idea? The inlaws gave us one and it went (unused) in the next garage sale. It is like the crocs of baby seats.

assjuice:What moron could look at those pieces of shiat and think they were a good idea? You really think someone from a third world shiat hole had a groundbreaking new idea? The inlaws gave us one and it went (unused) in the next garage sale. It is like the crocs of baby seats.

What moron wouldn't look at that seat and think, that is farking genius as long as you stop using it before the kid is big enough to knock it over.

BurnShrike:SumoJeb: I've been wondering why Craigslist and Kijiji has been flooded with used ones of these for sale. Makes sense now.. mothers be cray.

Pick 'em up cheap then. Used properly, these seats are amazing.

For some babies, I guess. We use cloth diapers, and we've got a big boy anyway, so we had trouble getting his chunky little thighs through the leg openings and then even more difficulty getting his big ass with diaper into the seat. He just seemed so constricted in there. For sitting practice, we just used a large body pillow folded into a V behind him, and of course us in front of him.

Nexzus:BurnShrike: SumoJeb: I've been wondering why Craigslist and Kijiji has been flooded with used ones of these for sale. Makes sense now.. mothers be cray.

Pick 'em up cheap then. Used properly, these seats are amazing.

For some babies, I guess. We use cloth diapers, and we've got a big boy anyway, so we had trouble getting his chunky little thighs through the leg openings and then even more difficulty getting his big ass with diaper into the seat. He just seemed so constricted in there. For sitting practice, we just used a large body pillow folded into a V behind him, and of course us in front of him.

My 10 year old recently saw a safety warning on a product and responded with a sarcastic "thank you captain obvious". So I had to explain to him that every seemingly silly safety warning is the result of a complete moran doing something extremely dumb and then complaining that it was somehow the product's fault for not warning them. You mean I shouldn't submerge my toaster in the bathtub? Should I not have done that?

/had me a bumbo chair for about ten minutes//kid did a face-plant on the carpet in a matter of seconds

assjuice:What moron could look at those pieces of shiat and think they were a good idea? You really think someone from a third world shiat hole had a groundbreaking new idea? The inlaws gave us one and it went (unused) in the next garage sale. It is like the crocs of baby seats.

Don't you dare compare crocs to the Bumbo.

All though there are some wearers who thought it was cool to ride the escalator & put said 'not so smart' feet in AWESOME crocs next to the side. Said 'not so smart' person never heard of the friction causes heat.

All though there are some wearers who thought it was cool to ride the escalator & put said 'not so smart' feet in AWESOME crocs next to the side. Said 'not so smart' person never heard of the friction causes heat

Even the creator of Crocs doesn't wear Crocs. He was wearing flip flops when he was found passed out in the driver's seat of his Porsche and subsequently busted for DUI

I have to ask why anybody needs a baby seat in their own home? I understand kid seats in a restaurant. But why would you need one in your own home?

It isn't one of those that functions as both carseat and something you carry the kid around in, so what's the point of it, other than to provide parents another opportunity to kill or maim their children through inattention and lack of common sense?

Slaves2Darkness:Nexzus: BurnShrike: SumoJeb: I've been wondering why Craigslist and Kijiji has been flooded with used ones of these for sale. Makes sense now.. mothers be cray.

Pick 'em up cheap then. Used properly, these seats are amazing.

For some babies, I guess. We use cloth diapers, and we've got a big boy anyway, so we had trouble getting his chunky little thighs through the leg openings and then even more difficulty getting his big ass with diaper into the seat. He just seemed so constricted in there. For sitting practice, we just used a large body pillow folded into a V behind him, and of course us in front of him.

All though there are some wearers who thought it was cool to ride the escalator & put said 'not so smart' feet in AWESOME crocs next to the side. Said 'not so smart' person never heard of the friction causes heat

Even the creator of Crocs doesn't wear Crocs. He was wearing flip flops when he was found passed out in the driver's seat of his Porsche and subsequently busted for DUI

I have Croc flip-flops for my arch-support-needing hind paws. They're much more comfortable than the rubber kind, and seem to be lasting forever with near-daily wear.

Smelly Pirate Hooker:I have to ask why anybody needs a baby seat in their own home? I understand kid seats in a restaurant. But why would you need one in your own home?

It isn't one of those that functions as both carseat and something you carry the kid around in, so what's the point of it, other than to provide parents another opportunity to kill or maim their children through inattention and lack of common sense?

Our son loved the bumbo from about 4 to 7 months. Babies like a place to sit upright (carseats and bouncers recline). We put our baby in the bumbo on the kitchen floor while we cooked, before he was big enough for a high chair. He could play with a spatula in it or reach out to pet the cats - you know, live the high life. Now that he is a wriggly 9 month old, common sense suggests It's no longer safe.